A importância do turismo para o desenvolvimento econômico e social da cidade de Piranhas - AL

Abstract

This work aims to discuss tourism and its importance for the economic and social development of the municipality of Piranhas / AL. In this way, we will try to understand this discussion through definitions of the space category and the tourism concept in the bias of how this activity is being developed in the course of time, as is the use and appropriation of space and modifying the landscape. It is known that the tourist activity can be developed through the State, municipality and also by the private sector. It was developed an interview with the modifying agents of the space, thus it was possible to have economic and social information of the municipality. The justification for the choice of this theme arose through the curiosity to understand the dynamics of tourism for the economic and social development of the city itself, and in what way tourism is being explored and what exists to offer the public. In the same area, a technical visit was made to some tourist points of the municipality to be studied, collecting information on the formation of the organization of productive sectors of the tourist space between the years 2016 to 2017. These information will be necessary for the completion of the work , and at the same time an interview and data collection and photographic images to be exposed in the presentation of the work were carried out. We began to see the need for dissemination of the tourist areas, we sought to contribute to the dissemination of the natural wealth present in the city, without neglecting the importance of architecture in the historic center, and preserving the historical heritage.